LIFE OF ALEXANDER
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1LIFE OF ALEXANDER The most learned Egyptians who know of the size of the OftheWis- 4 skies), have bequeathed these things to the whole world through Anectana- 8 upon a day it happened that a messenger came, and said unto him that Artaxerxes, king of the Persians, was drawing nigh towards him with a very great force of foes. Yet he did not call out his army, nor get ready his advance. Instead of this, How Anec- 12 he hurried into his bed-chambers in his palace, and, taking down saw by a brazen shell, which was full of rain-water, and holding in his ^^^laixiry ' ' ° the on- hand a brazen rod, sought by magic spells to summon the coming of devils. By which wizardry he felt, in the shell itself, the fleets hosts. 1 6 sailing over him amid fearful affray. Now there were lords of Anectanabus set in sway over his armies to guard the Persian border. And one hapless man coming to him, besought him : ' O A lord 20 most mighty King Anectanabus, there ariseth against thee Marshes Artaxerxes, the king of the Persians, with an untold horde of ^^}l^ ^^"^ foes and strange races. For they are Parthians, Modes, Persians, advancing 24 Bachiri, Confires, Hircanians, and Agiophii, and many other chidden 28 man, but the doings of a cowardly fellow. For worth showeth 1 Translation | 1Translation |